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Building Futures: Ferrum College and Build Smart Institute Unite
It's a meeting of the minds and construction know-how as Build Smart Institute joins forces with Ferrum College. Emily learns about what is involved and what this means to the future of the Virginia workforce.
Read more on the ABC13 News website HERE.
The CARC Celebrates Member Institutions' Graduations
RICHMOND, Va., May 8, 2024 – As commencement ceremonies are held throughout Virginia, Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges member institutions are collectively graduating 1095 students. After beginning their studies at Appalachian School of Law, Averett University, Bluefield University, Eastern Mennonite University, and Ferrum College in the bleak, COVID-19 ravaged days of 2020, members of… Read More
Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges Announces Interim President
RICHMOND, Va., May 1, 2024 – The former longtime director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has been selected to serve as interim president of the Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges (CARC). Peter Blake began his new leadership position today.
“"I am excited to join a team whose mission is to expand access to affordable and high-quality education,” said… Read More
Ferrum to Move to Division II, Join Conference Carolinas
Ferrum College will move to NCAA Division II and join Conference Carolinas, becoming the 16th school in the athletic conference.
It’s the latest in a string of changes that the small, private college in Franklin County has made to attract students and fight off dwindling enrollment that has plagued it in recent years.
President Mirta Martin made the announcement at a press… Read More
Averett University Aeronautics Reveals New Plane at Aviation Day Celebration
Averett University’s Aeronautics Department celebrated its annual Aviation Day with students, alumni, and their families on Friday.
Pilots who fly all over the globe came back down to their stomping grounds for the special occasion and spoke to students about how to take off into the world of flight in the aviation industry.
“When prospective students are starting out, a… Read More
Tazewell’s Billy Wagner
Perhaps Billy Wagner should have carried a map of Virginia with him in the Major Leagues.
Whenever one of baseball’s all-time great relief pitchers opened his mouth in the cosmopolitan world of the modern professional game, and that Southwest Virginia twang came out, Wagner knew what the follow-up… Read More
The Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges receives $25,000 grant from the American Electric Power Foundation.
The Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges (CARC/the Alliance) has received a $25,000 grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation to aid in CARC’s mission to provide member institutions with resources to ensure their students have access to an affordable, value-based education.
“Our youth are key to your future,” said Appalachian Power External Affairs Vice President Brad… Read More
Announcement at Governor's Office
CARC President Carthan Currin was delighted to be invited by the governor's office to attend his announcement about the the Building Blocks for Virginia Families initiative yesterday.
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia will make a significant investment in early learning and childcare. The Building Blocks for Virginia Families initiative will empower… Read More
Ferrum Brings a Much-Loved Puppet Christmas Tale to the Stage
Students and staff at Ferrum College built more than 30 puppets for their production of “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” which runs through Dec. 17.
Rebecca Crocker has spent the last two months neck-deep in puppet-making.
Alongside a team of four Ferrum College students, she has designed and built more than 30 woodland creatures for a stage production of “Emmet Otter’s Jug-… Read More
CARC Visit to Averett University
Carthan Currin visited Averett University for A Night of Connection | Fostering Minds, Fostering Tomorrow's Leaders.
"I was honored to represent the The Commonwealth Alliance for Rural Colleges at Averett University for the "A Night of Connection | Fostering Minds, Fostering Tomorrow's Leaders" dinner reception last night! Averett University President Dr. Tiffany Franks and her team… Read More